Microbial mineralization of VC and DCE under different terminal electron accepting conditions
Anaerobe
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Abstract
Production of 14CO2 from [1,2-14C] dichloroethene (DCE) or [1,2-14C] vinyl chloride (VC) was quantified in aquifer and stream-bed sediment microcosms to evaluate the potential for microbial mineralization as a pathway for DCE and VC biodegradation under aerobic, Fe(III)-reducing, SO4-reducing, and methanogenic conditions. Mineralization of [1,2-14C] DCE and [1,2-14C] VC to 14CO2 decreased under increasingly reducing conditions, but significant mineralization was observed for both sediments even under anaerobic conditions. VC mineralization decreased in the order of aerobic > Fe(III)-reducing > SO4-reducing > methanogenic conditions. For both sediments, VC mineralization was greater than DCE mineralization under all electron-accepting conditions examined. For both sediments, DCE mineralization was at least two times greater under aerobic conditions than under anaerobic conditions. Although significant microbial mineralization of DCE was observed under anaerobic conditions, recovery of 14CO2 did not differ substantially between anaerobic treatments.
Suggested Citation
Bradley, P., Chapelle, F.H., 1998, Microbial mineralization of VC and DCE under different terminal electron accepting conditions: Anaerobe, v. 4, no. 2, p. 81-87, https://doi.org/10.1006/anae.1998.0150.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Microbial mineralization of VC and DCE under different terminal electron accepting conditions |
| Series title | Anaerobe |
| DOI | 10.1006/anae.1998.0150 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 81 |
| Last page | 87 |